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By Gretchen Siegchrist, About.com Guide to Desktop Video

Earning From YouTube

Monday December 15, 2008
Most people use YouTube for fun and entertainment. But there's a small and growing number of people who use YouTube to earn a living. Through the YouTube Partner program, advertisements are inserted into videos, and the revenue gets split between the producer and YouTube. Read this New York Times article to learn about some YouTube producers who are already earning six figures a year from their amateur videos.

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January 1, 2009 at 4:30 am
(1) peter a says:

what a brilliant srory and a real insparation to get your video camera out , im sure their will be many more twists on this subject in the future

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